State of emergency
A crew continues working on getting power back on in Winnipeg Monday after a snowstorm Thursday and Friday. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Reporter: Ben
Still in the dark: More than 14,600 hydro customers are still without power this morning in the aftermath of last week’s storm, including nearly 4,000 in the Portage la Prairie area. “The damage is on a scale never seen before in Manitoba,” Manitoba Hydro president and CEO Jay Grewal said. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Scheer was here: Tory Leader Andrew Scheer began the final week of the federal election with a stop at a Winnipeg hotel where First Nations residents affected by the storm happened to be staying. He dodged questions about whether he should have reconsidered campaigning amid a state of emergency. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers all day, a high of 5 C and wind from the northwest at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h this afternoon.
What’s happening today
A dozen Democrats: As the impeachment probe into U.S. President Donald Trump continues, 12 Democrats will debate in Ohio tonight in the most crowded presidential debate in modern history. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Clash with Coyotes: The Jets host the Arizona Coyotes at Bell MTS Place at 7 p.m. In his latest column, Mike McIntyre says many questions remain about the Jets, who are 4-3 to start the NHL season. READ MORE
In case you missed it
News that polling data suggested he was a serious contender did not come as a surprise to Steven Fletcher, who said he’s been door knocking in the community every night and has received widespread support. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press files)
Fletcher’s fledgling party: Former MP and MLA Steven Fletcher is considered one of the best hopes of success for the People’s Party of Canada, although a poll has pegged the PPC’s support at about two per cent in Winnipeg. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Optimistic on economy: About 70 per cent of the participants in a recent poll said they are optimistic about Winnipeg’s economic future. Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
Bombers must win both: The Blue Bombers’ best chance of ending their long Grey Cup drought begins with beating the Stampeders twice, Doug Brown writes in his latest column. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 15, 1989: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Winnipeg mayoral candidate J. Frank Syms called the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry that followed the shooting death of Aboriginal leader J. J. Harper an “Academy Award production” saying that Indigenous people were making “unsubstantiated claims” about the justice system and unfairly painting Manitoba as a racist province. Also in Winnipeg, 1,500 people marched to show opposition to the re-introduction of abortion laws, which organizers said was the largest pro-choice demonstration in the city. In Lynn Lake, miners considered concessions in their contract talks with LynnGold Resources in an effort to keep their jobs, and the town, alive. READ MORE
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